The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
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| Batavia.
Mrs Harry r. Nettleton, wife Of DR. Nettle-
| ton, Of Rochester, committed suicide at the
residence of her father, Isaac Shattwell, in
this village She was found lying dead in
a room with her head nearly severed from
her body 4 bloody razor was found by her
side She left two notes in reference to her
| intention 10 kill herself. 1t was said that
Mrs Nettleton was laboring under great
mental strain.
Middletown.
John Wales a prominent citizen Of Liberty,
Sullivan county was shetland killed by Curtis
Fiske, clerk in a hardware store ia that viii
lage, at an early hour Friday morning. The
shooting occurred at Mrs Sarah j. Nasim's
hotel, where Fiske was paying attention to
widow. Wales went 10 the hotel at 10 o'clock
He had handful of red pepper with which
he intended to attack Fiske Both men We're
armed with revovers They became involved
in controversy, when Fiske fired at Wales
the bullet entering his brain. Fiske claims
that the shooting was done in s'lfdefense
Wales leaves a wife and one child.
EImira.
Quite social sensation was developed in
this city Friday morning After the COM
mencement exercises al Emira college were
concluded Thursday Miss Kittie Reynolds
daughter Of David Reynolds. wealthy end
leading citizen Of heads. y. Y. excused
herself 10 her mother and quietly left the coli
lege, which she had been attending for some
time. By appointment She met Charls, Full
Ter, a postoiiice employe, and with several
friends went 20 the residence of friends If Full
Ter, where they We're married by Rev. w. r.
Dewitt Shortly after Tho departure of the
young lady from the collie Ier parents
made vigorous search for her, nh 30 proved
futile until Friday, when they discovered
that the couple had been married and had
taken rooms in this city Mis-, Reynolds !.
the youngest daughter Of her parents. and
was quite favorlte in her class. A recon-
ciliation has been effected
wilton.
This village was sho'sed Frilay morning
by the intelligence that Stephen Wa-hburn,
we'll 10 do farmer. aged 90 years. ili come
mitt,d suicide during Shoe 3d. sht It seems
that Mr. Washbum had bad bis toes frozen
last winter and that gangrene -ettins boo,
the doctors decided that ampumti0n was
necessary To- th, the old gentleman -tren-
uously objected. and his mind became some
what affected He hroodei over his m-i1r-
tune but his movements were not watched
closely At $3.50 the night before Nh. Wash
burn sent bis wife 20 bed H. then went to
the kitchen. where be procured razor and
drew 10 across his throat from o1r t9 ear, hut
it failed to sever the iuguar vein Finding
that this would not BIN him. Doc went TO a
shed out by the roadside, and taking halter
strap. tied one end around bis throat and
fastened the other 10 "a beam. IT, then llnelt
down and must have stranged and bled
slowly 10 death His wife knew nothing of
the affair until she came down stairs in the
morning and discovered the horrible EVIL
dences II the old gentleman's fatal act
West Troy.
4 man committed suicide in hotel here
by cutting his throat from ear % ear A
card found in his pocket bore the name Of
James j. Leonard, No ls30 Third avenue,
New York city 1t is supposed he has rela-
tives in Bridgeport, Conn.
Alabama Centre.
Or. S. c. Bateman, a prominent physician
Of 1s place, was instantly killed at SAM
born. ten miles west of here by falling from
the platform of "a Niagara Fail. excursion
train On the Central road. The train was
pulling from switch 10 the main track.
D n. D. D O.
him head first 70 the ground. he was IS
years Of age.
Astoria.
Joseph Z Iaviolette has received 5000
from the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany for the shock and distress of mind
caused By the incorrect Transmission Of
message He started b bring his SON home
from boarding school and his wife teie-
graphed him that he had already arrived
the message reading Lewis is home A
mistake Of the operator changed DO, how
ever, 10 Lewis is dead, thus giving Mr.
Layiolette grounds for a suit for damages.
West Monroe.
Farmer Spencer, Of this place, has a calf
six weeks old, and about half the size u
calf Of It's age It's body is covered with
genuine black wool, similar 90 THAT secn on
lambs while perhaps there are half dozen
spots Of long silky white hair rs legs and
feet resemble those Of "a calf, while it, head
and tail, which are BLACK, are those Of a
sheep. and it beats like a lamb The mother
and father OF this curiosity were both of
bright red and Mr. Spencer has had mo- sheep
on the premises until within few weeks ago.
The mother refused 90 own her offspring,
and would have destroyed it had it not been
taken away.
Coxsackie.
The national bank examiner has found
shortage Of over $1,000 in the accounts of
Sydney A. Dwight, the aged cashier of the
Coxsacke National bank The stockholders
will make up the amount Mr. Dwight de
clines % make any statement at present.
The irregularities seem to have existed for
some time back
Troy.